By John L. Slimm and Jeremy J. Zacharias | January 15, 2018
It is an unpleasant fact that a bad result may occur when representing a client. Attorneys are not “guarantors,” “backstops” or “insurers” of the outcome of a matter they handle.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Robert A. Korn | January 15, 2018
Where guided choice mediation is utilized, the parties agree on the selection of a mediator whose role it is to assist them, in the early stages of a dispute, in achieving a timely resolution of that dispute.
By Charles Toutant | January 12, 2018
TD Bank has agreed to a $7.5 million settlement of suits claiming that its Penny Arcade coin-counting machines shortchanged depositors.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Ben Seal | January 11, 2018
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper fired for unbecoming conduct after he was accused of harassment by a female trooper can return to work because the incidents that led to his dismissal were not proven at an arbitration hearing, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charles F. Forer | January 8, 2018
Whenever Bob discusses arbitration with a client, he talks about the advantages of avoiding court proceedings. His first words always are, “You save so much money.” Bob has learned that his clients like to save money and that these savings are more important to them than the speed of arbitration or the ability to pick the decision-maker or the many other benefits that arbitration provides.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | January 4, 2018
The dissolution of an investment advisory firm does not need to be arbitrated before a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority panel even though the firm's members are FINRA-registered advisers, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
Connecticut Law Tribune | Expert Opinion
By Harry N. Mazadoorian | January 3, 2018
Resisting regulation when it is truly needed would put many disputants at a distinct disadvantage. But overregulation would sap ADR of the very vitality which has been its lifeblood: party determination and control.
By John Council | December 27, 2017
The attorney managed to pull it off when the court decided to allow his client to pursue a multimillion-dollar price-fixing case before a federal jury in Texas.
Connecticut Law Tribune | Expert Opinion
By Harry N. Mazadoorian | December 21, 2017
Despite the general agreement that private parties may freely contract as to how to resolve disputes, a number of types of ADR regulation and control have been imposed or attempted over the years.
By Amanda Ciccatelli | December 21, 2017
FedArb, a Silicon Valley-based alternative dispute resolution firm, was recently involved in helping bring to resolution a $1 billion-plus cathode…
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